Post by Rhonda on Dec 19, 2007 4:26:46 GMT -5
Stress Management
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience,
raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8oz . to 20oz .
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter .
It depends on how long you try to hold it .
If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem .
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm .
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance . "
"In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes . "
He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management . If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on . ? As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again . When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden . "
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work/life down . Don't carry it home . You can pick it up tomorrow . "
"Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can . Relax; pick them up later after you've rested . Life is short . Enjoy!"
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
1 * Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them
3* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it .
4* Drive carefully . It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker .
5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague .
6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it
7* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others .
8 * Never buy a car you can't push .
9* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on .
10* Nobody cares if you can't dance well . Just get up and dance .
11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late .
12 * The second mouse gets the cheese .
13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane
14 * Birthdays are good for you . The more you have, the longer you live .
15 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person
16* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once
17 * We could learn a lot from crayons . Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull . Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box .
18* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour .
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience,
raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8oz . to 20oz .
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter .
It depends on how long you try to hold it .
If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem .
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm .
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance . "
"In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes . "
He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management . If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on . ? As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again . When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden . "
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work/life down . Don't carry it home . You can pick it up tomorrow . "
"Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can . Relax; pick them up later after you've rested . Life is short . Enjoy!"
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
1 * Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them
3* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it .
4* Drive carefully . It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker .
5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague .
6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it
7* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others .
8 * Never buy a car you can't push .
9* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on .
10* Nobody cares if you can't dance well . Just get up and dance .
11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late .
12 * The second mouse gets the cheese .
13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane
14 * Birthdays are good for you . The more you have, the longer you live .
15 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person
16* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once
17 * We could learn a lot from crayons . Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull . Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box .
18* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour .